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About Roy Kerckhoffs

Roy Kerckhoffs is an award-winning artist whose work is recognized throughout California. Roy has been perfecting his photography and painting skills since the age of 10. He continues to amaze San Diegans with each new creation. His use of bold textures and barn wood style frames give his works a unique authenticity to the subjects.

 

 Roy Kerckhoffs on His Work

"In my work I enjoy conveying a history of a place. I love bold textures as these are created by the passing of time, therefore putting emphasis on bygone days. In particular, I aim to show the beauty that exists in human-made structures in wood, concrete and steel contrasted with soft organic forms from nature. My favorite subjects are industrial objects, ghost towns and coastal themes with an element of human origin in them. To obtain my goal I portray these by producing high-contrast black and white photographs and hand coloring the photographs with oil-based paints, using similar techniques from the early days of photography. My frames have a relation with the subject matter, so that the finished product is an integrated whole."

Autobiographical Information from Roy Kerckhoffs

"I was born in 1973 in the Netherlands. I was interested in visual arts from a young age. My father taught me to draw when I was 3 to 4 years old. I became fascinated by the paintings of the Dutch Masters and at about 10 years of age I became interested in photography when my parents bought a small point-and-shoot camera for me. I moved to San Diego, California in 2003 to become a scientist at the University of California San Diego (I have a PhD in bio-engineering). After teaching myself about photography I founded Eyeball Photography with my wife Marie in 2008, which became Roy Kerckhoffs Art in 2014. Also early in that year I gave up my profession and career as a scientist to pursue a full time career as an artist and photographer. Till January 31st, 2019 I had a studio in Carlsbad, California, but now I work from home again."

                         

                                                   

Curriculum Vitae

Juried Art Festivals

Mission Federal ArtWalk 2010-2019

ArtWalk on the Bay 2011-2012

ArtWalk at NTC 2013-2014

Pasadena Festival of the Arts 2011

Brentwood Fall Art Festival 2011

Brentwood Spring and Fall Art Festival 2013

Beverly Hills Art in the Garden fall 2011, Beverly Hills ArtSHOW spring and fall 2012-2016

Del Mar Taste and Art Stroll 2010-2015

Carlsbad Art in the Village 2012-2019

La Jolla Festival of the Arts 2012-2013 (invited for 2011 but couldn’t participate)

San Diego Festival of the Arts 2016-2018

La Jolla Art and Wine Festival 2012-2017, 2019

Calabasas Fine Art Festival 2013

LeucadiArt 2013-2019

Coronado Art Walk 2013-2015

Tempe Festival of the Arts fall 2013, spring 2014, spring 2018

Palm Springs Desert Art Shows 2014-2015

Bishop Art Festival 2014

Mammoth Celebrates the Arts 2014-2019

Scottsdale Waterfront Art & Wine Festival fall 2014

Los Altos Art & Wine Festival 2016, 2017

Southwest Art Festival, Indio, CA 2017-2020

Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, 2017

Art, Rhythm and Wine, Carlsbad, CA 2016, 2017

Hermosa Beach Fine Arts Festival, Hermosa Beach, CA 2017-2019

Indian Wells Arts Festival, Indian Wells, CA 2018-2019

Morro Bay Art in the Park, Morro Bay, CA 2019

Paso Robles Art in the Park, Paso Robles, CA 2019

 

Street Fairs and Markets

Fiesta Hermosa spring 2012

Balboa Nights December 2013 and 2015

Solana Beach Fiesta del Sol 2013-2019

Contemporary Crafts Market 2013

U.S. Sand Sculpture Challenge and 3D Art Exhibition 2013-2018

Carlsbad Street Faire Spring and Fall 2014-2019

Ocean Beach Street Fair 2014-2015; Encinitas Street Faire 2014-2018

 

Galleries, Stores and Exhibitions

“Best of Nature” exhibition at the Ordover Gallery at the Natural History Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, summer 2009

Bamboo Lounge on University Ave, San Diego, CA. Two exhibitions in 2009

Bread and Cie on University Ave, San Diego, CA. Exhibition in July 2009 and March 2010

Bliss 101 Home Decor and Gallery, 553 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA, 2011 - current

Bon Bon Home & Garden, 301 North Highway 101, Solana Beach, CA, 2012 - 2014

Scout at Quarters D, 2675 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA, 2012 - 2018

Art Expressions Gallery, 2645 Financial Court, San Diego, CA, winter 2013

“Wavelength La Jolla” exhibition at the Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave, La Jolla, CA. June 30th - September 15th 2013

CC Gilmore, 2744 Carlsbad Blvd, Suite 116, Carlsbad, CA. July 2013 - May 2015

Viz Art Ink Gallery, 2906 State St, Carlsbad, CA. June 2014 - current

Schat’s Trading Post, 757 N Main St, Bishop, CA. July 2014 - July 2015

Van Galder Design, Flower Hill Promenade, Del Mar, CA. May 2015 - current

Jacqueline's Home Decor, 116 Harvard Ave N, Claremont, CA. June 2015 - August 2015

Oceanside Museum of Art Artist Alliance Partnership Exhibition, OMA/Herbert B. Turner Galleries, Southfair, 2010 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA 92014. September 26th, 2014 - January 4th, 2015

California Dreaming Exhibition, Palazzo della Provincia di Frosinone, Frosinone, Italy, Oceanside Museum of Art and Riverside Museum of Art. August 2014 - July 2015

Sparks Gallery in the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego, 530 6th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101, March 1st - July 3rd, 2015; November 14th, 2015 - January 10th, 2016; January 2017 - May 2017

Covo Home, 1298 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037, February 2016 - July 2016

Form and Function, 414 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075. March 2016 - current

Loot Boutique, 5617 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 92008. December 2017 - current

Del Mar Gifts, 1440 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014. February 2018 - March 2019

Julie's Beach, 1440 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014.  May 2019 - current

BeachFire, 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, CA 92672. December 2016 - current

 

Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter 16th Annual Art Gala, Paradise Point Resort and Spa, 1404 Vacation Road, San Diego, California, 92019. May 6th, 2016

 

Books

The Unique Work of Roy Kerckhoffs - Encinitas, ISBN 978-0998608006, Roy Kerckhoffs, 68 pages. Contains hand-colored images plus comments of 4 communities in Encinitas, CA. 2017, Hardcover.

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord: Photosynthese, ISBN 978-0557350643, Roy Kerckhoffs & Barry Kerckhoffs, 92 pages. Contains black and white photos of an out-of-service steel production plant in Germany. 2010, Paperback.

Awards

Honorable Mention, “Best of Nature” exhibition at the Ordover Gallery at the Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA, Summer 2009

Featured Artist, Mission Federal ArtWalk, 2011

Honorable Mention in Photography Category, Beverly Hills ArtSHOW, spring 2012

Third Place in Photography Category, Beverly Hills ArtSHOW, spring 2013

Second Place in 3D Art Category, U.S. Sand Sculpture Challenge and 3D Art Exhibition, 2013

Best of Photography, Tempe Festival of the Arts, fall 2013

Best of Photography, La Jolla Art and Wine Festival, 2013

First Place in 3D Art Category, U.S. Sand Sculpture Challenge and 3D Art Exhibition, 2014 (this was for my hand colored photography at the accompanying art show, not for a sand sculpture)

Best of Show at Art, Rhythm and Wine at the Forum in Carlsbad, October 2016. This led to 2 articles about me and my work to be published in FINE Magazine

Second place for my piece “Church”, a 24" x 36” hand-colored photograph, at the Indian Wells Arts Festival in the “2D Mixed Media” category in March/April 2018

Second place for my piece “People of Ponto”, a 80x40” hand colored quintych at the Indian Wells Arts Festival in the “2D Mixed Media” category in March 2019.

 

Private Company / Corporate Installations

A 33' by 8' mural decorates the wall at Tower Stand Up Paddleboards in Pacific Beach, California

Two pieces, “See me at 23” and “To Ponto”, decorate all the guest rooms at Cape Rey, a Hilton Hotels Resort, formerly known as the Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort & Spa, 1 Ponto Road, Carlsbad, CA

Six pieces decorate the lounge room at the Riviera Beach and Spa Resort, 34630 East Pacific Coast Hwy, Capistrano Beach, CA

Nine pieces decorate a medical office of Valley Radiology (waiting room, hallway, examination rooms) at Paseo Del Norte in Carlsbad, CA

One large piece, “Moon Tower”, decorates an office of Ahern Insurance at 9655 Granite Ridge Drive, San Diego, CA

One large piece, “All Mine!", decorates the office of Wax Research, Inc. at 1212 Distribution Way, Vista, CA

Three pieces decorate Prep Kitchen at 1660 India St, San Diego, CA

Two pieces, “Del Mar Surfers” and “Pebbles at 27”, decorate the walls at Mantra Yoga and Juice Bar at 5617 Paseo Del Norte #230, Carlsbad, CA

Five pieces decorate the offices of Quintiles at 10188 Telisis Court, San Diego, CA

Three pieces decorate the offices of LPL Financial at 2535 Truxtun Rd, San Diego, CA

Ten pieces decorate a hallway in the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute of Scripps Memorial hospital in La Jolla, CA

Four pieces decorate a wall in the restaurant “Social Tap”, 815 J St, Suite #101, San Diego, CA

About 50 pieces decorate several villas at the Rancho Valencia resort in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Four pieces decorate the third floor at the Huntley Hotel at 1111 2nd street in Santa Monica, CA

Seven pieces decorate the walls at a vacation cottage in Cornwall, UK

Two pieces decorate the break room at Navican in San Diego, CA

Three pieces decorate the walls at the biotech company Biolinq in San Diego, CA

Two pieces decorate the walls at Tidemark Financial Partners in San Diego, CA

A large triptych decorates the wall of the lobby at Carlsbad-by-the-Sea Resort in Carlsbad, CA

One or two 36x24” pieces decorate all the guest rooms and suites at the Carlsbad by the Sea resort in Carlsbad, CA.

Three 45x30” pieces decorate the meeting room at the Carlsbad by the Sea resort in Carlsbad, CA. 

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